The guys do their review of the previous three months of AEW business and metrics to the best of their abilities and the numbers out there. Josh also has a hot take on the future of AEW Collision in the next TV rights deal in addition to the usual sidetracks. If you’re into this kinda talk, you’ll enjoy this.
Wrestlenomics also has some accompanying documentation you can check out here.
For the first time in two months, Josh Nason’s Punch-Out has returned with a new episode looking at the second quarter in AEW business with the one & only Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics.
We sift through all the interesting news & notes from April, May and June and how that has brought AEW to their current point where they are awaiting the announcement of either a very important TV rights renewal or non-renewal with WBD.
A few highlights we look back at:
Their second-ever quarter with three pay-per-views
All of the quotes and red herrings around the TV rights negotiations
Tony Khan’s decisions to air the CM Punk/Jack Perry All In fight footage and to call WWE “the Harvey Weinstein of pro wrestling”
The announcement of their first-ever residency and Summer Series in Arlington, Texas
A look at year-over-year ratings, attendance and PPV buys
Lots more
Wrestlenomics subscribers can gain access to a PDF featuring notes and graphs we discuss on the show.
Josh Nason’s Punch-Out returns with another AEW investors call episode, focusing on the fourth quarter of AEW business in 2023.
As always, Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics returns to lend his thoughts, numbers, and an exclusive PDF for Wrestlenomics subscribers of some the numbers we discuss.
If you’re new, here’s the inspiration:
Roughly a month after every financial quarter ends, publicly traded companies like TKO (aka WWE & UFC) hold a quarterly call for investors and analysts where they announce how they did financially along with specific numbers.
I had the idea that as viewers and media, we spend a lot of time investing thoughts and words about wrestling’s top challenger brand to WWE so why not do something similar with the information we have available to us?
On this episode, Brandon and I use perspective to talk about:
AEW’s first quarter to feature three PPVs
The year-over-year declines in viewership
Thoughts and discussion about AEW’s ticket sales issues
All In 2 tickets go on sale
The PR disaster that was Tony Khan’s post-Worlds End response to the Chris Jericho situation
Quotable quotes, notable signings & departures, a forecast of things we’re interested in, and more.
Roughly a month after every financial quarter ends, publicly traded companies like TKO (aka WWE & UFC) hold a quarterly call for investors and analysts where they announce how they did financially along with specific numbers.
I had the idea that as viewers and media, we spend a lot of time investing thoughts and words about wrestling’s top challenger brand to WWE so why not do something similar with the information we have available to us?
On this episode, Brandon and I use perspective to talk about:
The financial success of AEW All In
The firing of CM Punk and the re-signing of The Elite
Whether AEW is building valuable IP
Some quotable quotes
Year-over-year Dynamite and Rampage ratings in addition to some Collision notes
Roughly a month after every financial quarter ends, WWE (like other publicly traded companies) holds a quarterly call for investors and analysts where they announce how they did financially. The call, and the reports issued prior, include key performance indicators and plenty of detailed information on attendance, merchandise sales, and other interesting factoids if you want to really dive in.
Analysts ask questions, high-ranking executives answer, and investors & the stock market do their thing like they always do.
After listening into one of these calls last year, I jotted down a note that read ‘AEW investors call.’ I had the idea that as viewers and media, we spend a lot of time investing thoughts and words about wrestling’s top challenger brand to WWE so why not do something similar with the information we have available to us?
That’s why I tabbed Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics to be my co-host for this endeavor. This is the launch of what I hope will be quarterly conversations where we look at everything business-wise from the last quarter and where things might be going: ratings, attendance, KPI, new deals and everything in-between.
If you would like the KPI document Brandon put together, subscribe to Wrestlenomics for just $5/month to get access to that and a ton of other great stuff.
Let us welcome you to our first-ever AEW investors call covering Q1 of 2023.
